Medics in Combat-Post Traumatic Stress by Ashley Liebig Ashley Liebig passionately discusses medics in combat and post traumatic stress. Ashley got a tattoo recently. It was for a friend with whom she served in the army. Although this infantryman was tough, and cool, after a horrible injury he lost his leg and “gained a life…
Prehospital high acuity transport by air rescue has the capability to deliver the sickest of patients to high quality, advanced care, and support. However, not all patients are transferred. Why? Per Bredmose tells the tale of Emma. Emma is a 12-year-old girl who developed a cough. She is admitted to local peripheral hospital, diagnosed with…
Military trauma lessons for MERT by Claire Park Claire Park delivers a riveting talk, bringing military trauma lessons from MERT (Medical Emergency Response Team) back home. Claire tells two stories from her tours in Afghanistan. The first begins in the early hours of the morning when the MERT team is tasked on a job. They…
Improving Resuscitation outcomes for out-of hospital Cardiac Arrest by Maaret Castren. Maaret Castren passionately delivers her take on how to improve outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Maaret brings resuscitation back to the basics. Using science, education and local organisation factored together, we can drastically improve the chance of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Currently, the…
On the psychology of creativity and how to improve your creative thinking, by reframing problems, thinking more laterally, and accessing creative brain states.
Anne Weaver presents a rapid-fire overview of prehospital damage control resuscitation for shock and massive haemorrhage. Anne reviews how this is currently managed and what the future in this space might look like. Haemorrhage and trauma present a massive burden on health worldwide. 2 million patients bleed to death from trauma every year. Evidently, in…
Interprofessional issues in critical care Meeting of the Tribes brings together clinicians from a broad range of health professions, including medicine, nursing, social work and physiotherapy, to explore interprofessional issues in critical care. In addition to their clinical work, panelists have unique perspectives on education, simulation and resilience in healthcare. In discussing issues related to…
Publishing and the future of critical care knowledge dissemination. The panel discuss open access medical publishing data sharing & the future of critical care knowledge dissemination. For more head to our podcast page #CodaPodcast
Can medical simulation provide a safe working environment anywhere? by Clare Richmond Simulation is a tool which allows us to rehearse our skills and scenarios before they happen in real life, to real people, our patients. Many clinicians dislike simulation, they know it is good for them, but find it challenging to drop into a…
Emergency Musical Interlude by Dr Suman Biswas Dr Suman Biswas is a UK based anaesthetist known for his musical talents. He and a fellow medical student began performing hilarious medical parody songs, perhaps the most famous is his ‘London Underground song’. The two students were catapulted to fame as the “Amateur Transplants” but sadly parted…
